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Gardenia turgida

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Uses

Indigestion, Fever, Mammary glands, Epilepsy, Pimples, Tubercular fistula, Ringworm, Cholera, Smallpox.[1]

Parts Used

Roots, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Roots: D-mannitol, its hexaacetate, its hexabenzoate, gardenin A (mp. 163 degree), gardenin B (mp. 177 degree), gardenin E (mp. 230 degree), oleanolic acid, alpha-amyrin and beta-sitosterol. Bark: saponin. Bark & wood: beta-sitosterol, hederagenin, Me-ester of oleanolic and gypsogenic acids.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Occasionally in forests.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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